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KPK seeks more charges against ‘rich’ former customs official
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Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigators escort Andhi Pramono, the former head of Makassar Customs and Excise Office, outside the KPK headquarters in Jakarta on July 7, 2023. Andhi is accused of accepting unlawful gifts and money laundering. (Antara/Fianda Sjofjan Rassat)
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he Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will widen its investigation into potential state losses in a gratuity and money-laundering case against a former customs and excise official.
On Friday, the antigraft body detained Andhi Pramono, the former head of Makassar Customs and Excise Office. He was named a suspect in May for allegedly accepting Rp 28 billion (US$1.8 million) of gratuities in exchange for expediting export and import documents.
Andhi was also charged with laundering the money he illicitly acquired from his crimes. He allegedly spent the money between 2021 and 2022 on a luxurious house in South Jakarta worth Rp 20 billion, a Rp 652 million diamond and an insurance policy worth Rp 1 billion.
KPK investigators are looking to press further graft charges against Andhi. “We’ll dig deeper to see if the gratuities are related to customs and excise,” said KPK deputy chairman Alexander Marwata during a press briefing on Friday. “If so, it could have caused state losses.”
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The 2001 Corruption Law stipulates that law enforcers charge state officials who abuse their powers to enrich themselves while causing state losses.
He was detained following questioning at the KPK headquarters in Jakarta on Friday. Investigators also questioned on the same day his wife, Nurlina Buhanuddin, who allegedly used the illicit money to buy luxury items.
